Implement for setting hair

ABSTRACT

985,985. Hair-waving appliances. H. DESSANGE, and C. DESSANGE. March 30, 1961 [April 1, 1960], No. 11794/61. Heading A4V. [Also in Division D1] The round arm of a tongs for the application of heat and vapour in setting and otherwise treating hair, comprises a sheath 2 carrying a container 3 for hairtreating liquid which is vapourized by electric resistances 5, and passes through apertures 16 to the hair. The resistances 5 are connected by wires 6, passing through the tongs handle 7, to a junction box 8 which is connectible to a casing 9 having a switch and enclosing a transformer. The handle 10 of the casing forms a holder for the tongs. The container 3 houses a closely coiled spring 4 which encloses a cylindrical asbestos wick having a bore 12 which receives a spring 18 secured to a sleeve 13, screw-threaded for engagement in the sheath and having a filling port 20. To charge the container with treating liquid the port 20 is fitted over a plunger 21 and pressed to depress the plunger in a cylinder 25 which has a tube 26 dipping into treating liquid in a bottle 27. The liquid flows into the bore 12 to impregnate the wick when a ball 29 is raised on withdrawal of the plunger.

Nov. 30, 1965 3,220,421

J. F. (DIT ROGER) VAN DROOGENBROEK ETAL IMPLEMENT FOR SETTING HAIR FiledMarch 31, 1961 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Nov. 30, 1965 3,220,421

J. F. (DIT ROGER) VAN DROOGENBROEK ETAL IMPLEMENT FOR SETTING HAIR FiledMarch 31. 1961 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ',I!INIIIIIIII 3,220,421 J. F. (DITROGER) VAN DROOGENBROEK ETAL Nov. 30, 1965 IMPLEMENT FOR SETTING HAIR 3Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 31, 1961 United States Patent Oflice3,220,421 Patented Nov. 30, 1965 3,220,421 IMPLEMENT FOR SETTING HAIRJean, Francois (dit Roger) Van Droogenbroek, 88 Ave. Louise, Brussels,Belgium, and Antoon Joseph Johan Irenus Maria Camille K. J. P. W. E.Dalk, Brussels, Belgium; said Dalk assignor to said Van DroogenbroekFiled Mar. 31, 1961, Ser. No. 99,842 Claims priority, applicationFrance, Apr. 1, 1960, 823,193, Patent 1,253,055 4 Claims. (Cl. 13232)This invention relates to apparatus for treating, regenerating andsetting hair according to which there is effected simultaneously with aheating of the hair the application to the hair of the vapor of a liquidproduct which is contained in a chamber formed in the arm of aconventional curling iron or like implement.

It is an object of the invention to provide an implement of the abovetype having an operative arm, in which is accommodated heatingresistances and a chamber housing an element impregnated with liquid,said arm being provided with apertures for the outlet of the vaporsproduced.

In order to allow the invention to be properly understood, there willnow be described by way of example and by no means in a limiting sense,a preferred embodiment of an implement according to the invention.

In. the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the operative implement,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the casing for the feeding andadjustment of the implement,

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-section of the implement,

FIG. 4 is a view, partly in section, of the arm adapted to carry thetreating liquid, as taken of FIG. 3,

FIG. 4A is a cross-section through the operative arm of the implement ofFIG. 3,

FIGS. 5 and 7 illustrate the manner of feeding liquid into the chamberillustrated in FIG. 4,

FIG. 6 is a detail explanatory view corresponding to FIG. 7.

As illustrated in the drawing, the implement forms a curling iron ofwhich one arm is constituted beyond the pivot 1 of said implement by asheath 2 carrying a container 3 housing an element 4 carrying a liquidadapted to be vaporized under the action of the heat produced by theelectric resistances 5 fed with current by wires 6 extending inside thehandle 7 and terminating with a jack 8 adapted to be connected with aportable case 9 (FIG. 2) containing a transformer and provided with aswitch while a handle 10 of the case serves as a support for theimplement.

In the example illustrated, the element 4 is constituted by a springhaving joining convolutions and inside which is housed a cylindricalasbestos wick 11 having a bore 12 carrying a spring 18 secured to asleeve 13 provided with a screw thread 14 and terminating with a headsimilar to that of a screw and provided with a filling port 20.

The sheath 2 is provided with one or more rows of ports or perforations16 located at suitable points so as to allow the outlet of the vaporsproduced by the liquid contained in the sheath and imbibing theasbestos.

The other arm of the implement includes beyond the pivot 1 asemi-cylindrical element 17 adapted to match the shape of the sheath 2and rigid with the other handle 17 cooperating with the handle 7.

In the operative position illustrated in FIG. 3, the spring 18 hasentirely receded inside the bore 12 and the threaded sleeve 13 isscrewed into a tapped hole provided at the end of the container 3.

Under the action of the heat produced by the electrical resistance 5,when current flows therethrough, the liquid is vaporized and escapesthrough the ports 16.

For filling of the container, the procedure is that illustrated forinstance by FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, as shown therein, the implement is setvertically with the sleeve 13 facing downwardly and over a needle 21provided with a bore 22 and adapted to slide inside a cylinder 25extending downwardly in the shape of a tube 26 dipping into the treatingliquid contained inside a bottle 27.

A force is first exerted on the needle 21 by pressing the implementdownwardly to the position illustrated in FIG. 7. During the retractivemovement in the opposite upward direction, the ball 29 at the bottom ofthe cylinder 25 is raised through a suction effect and the liquid risesthrough the bore 22 and enters through the opening 20 in the head of thethreaded sleeve into the bore 12 and round the convolutions of thespring 18, which ensures a proper distribution of the liquid inside theasbestos wick 11.

As will be readily ascertained, it is possible in accordance with theinvention to provide a treatment of hair through the simultaneous actionof heat and of a regenerating reagent product while particularlyproviding a speedy and durable setting of the hair.

Mentioned by way of example is a product to be used as a regeneratingreagent and the composition of which is as follows:

Cetylostearylic sulfonated alcohol (lanette Sx) gr 13 A Oleyl oleate(cutanol G) gr 34 Golden soya bean lecithin gr 6 Methyl paraoxybenzoate(nipagin M) gr 2 B-Distilled water gr 432 Distilled water gr 500Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (luviskol gr 10 C Aldehydic oil 29 gr 74 Goldenyellow dyestuff, 1201 at 1% ccm 1 Antifrothing reagent 424, 4 ccm. forkg 10 This mixture is obtained as follows:

The fraction C is prepared one or two days previous to use. To this end,the luviskol is cut into small fragments which are dissolved in coldwater by stirring preferably inside a sun and-planet mixer, thedissolving operation being performed very slowly.

When the solution C is ready, the mixer is drained and the solution isstored for instance in a demi-john made of glass, stainless steel orenamelled metal.

The emulsion forming the fraction A is prepared similarly in the samesun-and-planet mixer.

The components of the fraction A are melted and heated to a temperatureof about 60 C.; there is then added to said fraction A the distilledwater forming the fraction B and which has also been heated to 60 C.;the stirring is continued until complete cooling is obtained and thenthe solution C is incorporated with golden yellow dyestuif 1201 andantifrothing reagent 424.

The stirring is then continued until complete homogenization isobtained.

It is also possible to resort to other water soluble dyestuffs.

As a novel treating product, it is also possible to resort to acomposition containing lecithin, for instance soyabean oil which mayeasily impregnate the hair.

It is also possible to obtain with the above-described method andapparatus, a sleeking and glossing effect for the hair.

What we claim is:

1. An implement for treating, regenerating, and setting hair, comprisinga pair of engaging arms pivotally connected together, each including ahandle and an operative section, means defining a container tor atreating liquid housed inside the operative section of one of said arms,a spring with joining convolutions supported inside said container, andasbestos wick adapted for being impregnated with said treating liquidand provided with a bore, an electric heating resistance in theoperative section of said one arm and adjacent said container, means forfeeding electric energy to said resistance to heat the same to causevaporizing of said treating liquid, means permitting dis charge of thevaporized liquid from the operative section of said one arm, a secondspring in the bore of the asbestos wick, a threaded sleeve extendingthrough the operative section of said one arm and externallythereof andengaging said second spring, said sleeve being threadably engageablewith said one arm to detachably couple said sleeve and said one armtogether, said second spring having a maximum depth of penetration intosaid wick with said sleeve and said one arm threadably engaged, andmeans for introducing the treating liquid through said sleeve into theasbestos wick.

2. Animplement for treating, regenerating and setting hair comprising apair of hair engaging arms pivotally connected together, each includinga handle and an operative section, means defining inside the operativesection of one of said arms a container in which a quantity of treatingliquid is adapted to be stored, said operative section of said one armhaving a free end remote from the handle of said one arm, means at thefree end of said operative section of said one arm for filling the saidcontainer with the treating liquid, a spring with joining convolutionssupported inside said container, means adapted for being impregnatedwith said treating liquid inside said spring, an electric heatingresistance in said operative section of said one arm and adjacent saidcontainer, means for feeding electric energy to said resistance, to heatthe same to cause vaporizing of said treating liquid, said operativesection of said one arm being provided with perforations to allowdischarge of the vaporized liquid, the operative section of said one armbeing of cylindrical shape, the operative section of the other arm beingof hollow semi cylindrical shape and adapted to match the shape of theoperative section of said one arm.

3. An implement as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for fillingsaid container with treating fluid comprises a sleeve threadably engagedin said operative section of said one arm, said sleeve having a portthrough which may pass treating fluid, said wick having a bore and asecond spring secured to said sleeve and extending in said bore.

4. An implement for treating, regenerating and setting hair, comprisinga pair of hair engaging arms pivotally connected together, eachincluding a handle and an operative section, means defining inside theoperative section of one of said arms a container in which a quantity oftreating liquid is adapted to be stored, said operative section of saidone arm having a free end remote from the handle of said one arm, meansat the free end of said operative section of said one arm for fillingthe said container with the treating liquid, a spring with joiningconvolutions supported inside said container, an asbestos wick adaptedfor being impregnated with said treating liquid inside said container,an electric heating resistance in said operative section of said one armand adjacent said container, means for feeding electric energy to saidresistance, to heat the same to cause vaporizing of said treatingliquid, said operative section being provided with perforations to allowdischarge of the vaporized liquid, the operative section of said one armbeing of cylindrical shape, the operative section of the other arm beingof hollow semi cylindrical shape and adapted to match the shape of theoperative section of said one arm.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,252,499 1/1918Scheel 132-37 X 1,691,244 11/1928 Hussey. 1,760,736 5/1930 Block 132362,254,266 9/1941 Cannon 13237 2,491,845 132/1949 Beer 13237 2,750,9476/1956 Gant 1327 2,889,833 6/1959 McDonough 132-7 FOREIGN PATENTS232,867 4/ 1925 Great Britain.

RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

LOUIS .T. DEMBO, LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Examiners.

4. AN IMPLEMENT FOR TREATING, REGENERATING AND SETTING HAIR, COMPRISINGA PAIR OF HAIR ENGAGING ARMS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER, EACHINCLUDING A HANDLE AND AN OPERATIVE SECTION, MEANS DEFINING INSIDE THEOPERATIVE SECTION OF ONE OF SAID ARMS A CONTAINER IN WHICH A QUANTITY OFTREATING LIQUID IS ADAPTED TO BE STORED, SAID OPEATIVE SECTION OF SAIDARM HAVING A FREE END REMOTE FROM THE HANDLE OF SAID ONE ARM, MEANS ATTHE FREE END OF SAID OPERATIVE SECTION OF SAID ONE ARM FOR FILLING THESAID CONTAINER WITH THE TREATING LIQUID, A SPRING WITH JOININGCONVOLUTIONS SUPPORTED INSIDE SAID CONTAINER, AND ASBESTOS WICK ADAPTEDFOR BEING IMPREGNATED WITH SAID TREATING LIQUID INSIDE SAID CONTAINER,AN ELECTRIC HEATING RESISTANCE